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100 1 _aAmerican Heritage Publishing Company
245 1 _aWord Mysteries and Histories
260 _bHoughton Mifflin
300 _a308 pages
520 _aDelightful reading for all lovers of the language, animated by Barry Moser's haunting wood engravings. This superb collection of 500 English word origins is the perfect book for browsers, students and word aficionados. 34 woodcut illustrations.
650 _aLanguage
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